Getting to know...

Virtue Shine designer and owner of Emerald and Wax

WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY?

My earliest memory is probably running around my grandmother’s fabric warehouse and being picked up a lot by the market ladies who came to buy clothes wholesale.

WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE?

I’d love to be able to draw. I have a huge appreciation for art and would love to be able to express myself through that.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR 18 YEAR-OLD SELF?

You are beautiful as you are, never compare yourself to anyone else.

WHICH PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE AND WHY?

It isn’t a person as such, it’s a body of people. All the women who get up every single day and try to make their dreams come true.

SUM YOURSELF UP IN 4 WORDS.

Kind, empathetic, fair and fun.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE HAPPIEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE?

Every time I found out I was pregnant with my children. I have four gorgeous boys.

WHERE WAS YOUR MOST ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY?

Travelling cross country with my now husband through Nevada and Utah in late December. I have so many beautiful and funny memories.

WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO BE STUCK IN A LIFT WITH?

Fela Kuti. His music is legendary. Plus he lived exactly like how he wanted. Fearless and impactful.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE FILM?

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf.

WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?

Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie.

WHAT ARE YOUR 3 FAVOURITE SONGS?

1. 'Lady' by Fela Kuti

2. 'So What from Kind of Blue' by Miles Davis

3. 'Harvest Moon' by Neil Young

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?

The sounds of my children talking, playing (gaming ), fighting and laughing.

WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? Unfairness

WHAT IS YOUR WORST HABIT?

Craving spicy food in the middle of the night.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION?

The fedora hat I was wearing when I met my husband in an Irish pub in New York.

HOW DO YOU RELAX OUTSIDE WORK?

With a glass of Red Spanish wine and a good book.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SAYING OR MOTTO? Do you, Be you

 

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